Promoting wellbeing in school

[Chris_B]

This afternoon, we received a Youtube clip from Carissa, College Captain at St John's Anglican College.  They entered a nationwide youth leadership competition this year with mental health as the topic, and this 5-minute video shows everything they did throughout the year to promote wellbeing in their school.

It's worth the watch - I wish there had been leadership like this at my high school.  I would have felt a lot less isolated.  Please share your thoughts as well.

[geoff]

dear Christopher, great to watch and a terrific effort, just couple of questions, who initiated the idea, was it by a teacher or by a group of kids.

The reason I ask this is because out of all those kids there must have been a large group who are suffering from sort of depression, bullying or rejection.

The other factor is that some or a great deal of them may have parents with depression, gambling, drug or alcohol problems.

There are so many other variables to this, but very curious to know. Geoff.